Baby carriage



E. HAMEL BABY CARRIAGE May 13, 1930.

' Filed June 15, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l E.. HAMEL BABY CARRIAGE lMaly 13; 1930.`

Filed June 13, 1928 5 Sheets-Shes#l 2 May 13, 1930. E, HAMEL 1,758,110

BABY CARRIAGE Filed June 15, 1928 s sheets-sheet 5 7m@ Jrg/777,60 figg-v, n

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and 12, -1 the corresponding grooves; of both Y screen material, and thi'sfmzterialprefemldly be gloeted, in he fpesitin fshbwnlin Fig. s,

19 having a suitable waterproof material fastened thereto. The slides 17 and '19' may both be moved asdesired within the groove 12 to be located adjacent to and parallel with the permanent wirev screen 14, or parallel toY the slide 15 when the latter is located in the position in which it is illustrated in Fig. 3.

Located upon both sides 1of the hood 6 and `formed in the side members 8 of the frame 7 are openings 21, and located within the groove 13 in a position to normallyclose said openings are slides 22and 24, therformer having wire screen material 23 thereon and the slidek l24 having varcwaterproofmaterial 25 thereon. The slides 22 and 24 are furthermore pivoteduponthe hoodf at 5 and may be moved either singly Vor jointly in the groove 13 to uncover theV openings 21 or to provide arventila-ted protection at said openi' 20S ing by using the 'wire screen 23, or to provide a protection against draftsor stormy weather by employing the waterproof material25.

Pivoted at-26-to thebody member lis anV extension 27 *for the front of said body member f and saidV extension embodies Vtherein a L tion '31 and positively holdsftheextension 27 ,yielding memberl engages a front edge tionof the Lbodymember 1, as illustrate in closed.k The extension 27 is held openby members 36 that are-yieldingly mounted in the Aside Vportions 31 inwhich they are slidable in grooves 37; and 38. Springs 39 and 40 Yengage thelower edge of the yielding members 36 land act to hold the latter in their raised position when th-e extension'f27 isopen, Vat which time a rear edge portion 41 of each An extensible covering 42 isprovided-orA the upper .forward portion of the body member -1 ,orthat portion of said body member that cannot; be protectedby the hood 6, said traction against 'Wind-andrei@ covering consistingofgslide members 43 and '44', the-latter slide'beingjmounted to slide in lguideways 45 provided .upon the former slide'.` Theslide 43 has a covering of screen A. material46 secured thereto andin like man- Y nerjthe slide 44 has a covering of screen mate- 4rialV 47 attached thereto. -Also slidably Whichiis constructed of waterproof material,

and Asaid shutter.maylbe.moved within the guideways 48 into. any desired position upon f the :extensible oovering42 toprovide a prov L ings,'it is evident'bthatthey mayl beattached vopen position.

A back restl 50i-is pivotally mountedat26 to the `body member 1 and said back rest will swing forwardly' when the extension located in its open position.VV ,j

Located within the body member 1 at the rear end thereof is a main back rest 51 having side members 52,V each of which is provided withV a` pin Y53 4which projects intoa groove 54 provided in the inner wall 3 of the body member 1. The side portions 520i.3 the back rest 51 also haveifslots -55 vandi-'56 extending down-l wardly fromtheir upper edges, and an auxiliary back restV 57is provided with pins 58 A which may project into either of the slots 55 `and 56 for the purpose of varying the height and inclination lat which the" auxiliary 'back f rest will be supported -upon the side vmembers 52 of the main back res`t'51.

The general voperation of the baby carriage bodyv hereinbeforespecifically described is as follows If no protect-ion whatever is required for th-e occupant of the baby carriage, the entire liood6 maybe rockedupon its pivot 5 Yand beflocated within the .space 4- between the walls 2 and 3 ofthebody memberl. If, however, 'protectionr against jV flies and mosquitoesis all that is required, the hood 6 is opened as indicated in Fig.4 3, Vat which time the slides 17 and'19-vmay be removed entirely from thehood, yor said slides maybe tioned-one beneath the other'and theQlight and air willenter the baby carriagethrough veither 011e` of the sectionsof screen material :14 or 16. ,Atthesame time the slides 24 at theside ofthe hood may be: adjusted to allow ventilationgito enter the baby carriage I throughthe screen material ofthe slide`s`22,

or the slides 24maybepositioned to wshut out lthevlight ofthe .interiorof the baby car'- riage through said screen material.

VVhen` the eXte-nsible covering .42 for the upper forward portion ofthe `body member 1 Y is not in use, it is intended that i't-shall be lof cated in its collapsed position within the lspace 30 of the. extension 27. The covering Y 42may be used when theextension 27 is lo- `cated in either its openor itsclosed positions, and light and ventilationmay. enterthe, in-

'te'riorv ofthe body member 1V through the` j screenmaterialof said covering, or air and lightmay be: excluded therefrom by utilizing the Vshutter 49.

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-When the extension 27 is located in itsopen position, ventilation may enter V the body member lthrough the screen'material y33 provided at the .sides of said extension. n rIlhe auxiliary back rest'57 may be located as illus- ""trated in Fig. 3, or thevpin 58"of A said back rest may bel located atfthe 'bottom of theA groove 56. The back rest 5 0 willswing forwardlywhen the extension'27 is located in its While Iphav-e not illustrated(,thewsprings and wheelsvforthebaby carriage in thedraw- 13oY g in any suitable manner tothe body member l,

and it is, furthermore, evident that the device may be used as a cradle if it isl so desired. v

I claim 4l. A baby carriage comprising, 'in combi- Y u nation, a body member embodying therein an outer and inner wall having a space therebetween, a. hood of open mesh fabric pivotally attached to said body member and covering the same at one end thereof, said hood also bev ing adapted to be moved from above the body member into the space between the walls thereof, and a transparent arcuate 'member y f slidably mounted on said hood and positioned parallel with said fabric. Y

2. A baby carriage comprising, in combination, a body .member embodying therein an outer and inner wall havingva space therebe-v tween, a hood of open mesh fabric pivotally attached to said body member and covering Vthe same at one end thereof, said hood also being adapt-ed to be moved from kabove the body member into the space between the walls thereof, a transparent arcuate member slidably mounted on said vhood and positioned parallel with said fabric and aV waterproof arcuate member slid'ably mounted upon said hood and positioned parallel with said fabric and vtransparent member In testimonywhereof I have'her-eunto set my hand.

EUGENE HaixnaLl 

